A New Era In The Desert: Arizona Cardinals Dynasty {M25}

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Cowboys Make Tyndall New Coach


Kevin Tyndall led Texas A&M to a National Championship a few weeks ago.


Lions Make Turner Their Guy


Detroit goes to the college ranks to get their coach.

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Cardinals Hire Shanahan

I studied every potential Xs and Os play and issue possible. I spent my whole life working on that. My goal was that any question a player could have about anything on the field, I'd be able to answer it.

The Arizona Cardinals have filled the NFL's final head coaching vacancy by hiring Washington offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan.

The team confirmed the hiring in a release Thursday night, saying Arians received a three-year contract with a club option for a fourth year.

The 33 year old has been the offensive coordinator for the Redskins since 2010 when the team hired his father, Mike Shanahan.

Shanahan arrived in Arizona on Wednesday night, had dinner with top team officials, then interviewed on Thursday and met with reporters to indicate his interest in the job.He was offered and accepted the job Thursday night.

Soon after he graduated from Texas in 2003, Shanahan became graduate assistant to Karl Dorrell at UCLA. Following that season, Shanahan was hired as assistant coach for offensive quality control under head coach Jon Gruden with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Gruden had held a similar position with the San Francisco 49ers in 1990, at about the same age that Shanahan had in 2004.

In 2006, Shanahan was hired by Gary Kubiak to serve as wide receivers coach for the Houston Texans. Kubiak had previously served as offensive coordinator under Mike Shanahan with the Broncos. At the time, Kyle Shanahan was the youngest position coach in the NFL. A season later, Shanahan received another promotion to become the Texans quarterback coach. In 2007, he had also been offered to become offensive coordinator at the University of Minnesota, where former Broncos assistant Tim Brewster just became head coach. Shanahan declined, citing his decision to be an NFL coach. Shanahan was immediately dealt as the frontrunner for the vacant offensive coordinator position after Mike Sherman had left the Texans to take over as head coach at Texas A&M University.

On January 11, 2008, he was officially promoted, becoming the youngest coordinator in the NFL, being more than three years younger than Josh McDaniels of the New England Patriots. In 2010, Shanahan left the Texans to join his father with the Washington Redskins.

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Notable Retirements


QB Michael Vick


LOLB James Harrison


ROLB Dwight Freeney


K Adam Vinatieri


RE Justin Smith


FS Charles Woodson


WR Reggie Wayne


QB Carson Palmer

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As they continue to re-tool their roster, the Arizona Cardinals have decided to let their own free agents test free agency. The group include Antoine Cason, Javier Arenas, and Eric Winston. With new ownership and a new coach, the Cardinals will be looking to bring in some of their own guys.

The only two players that did receive contract extensions were K Jay Feely (2yr $2.54M) and quarterback B.J. Coleman (2yr 3.54M).
With the sudden retirement of Carson Palmer due to his knee injury, Coleman is the only QB on the roster.

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Lions Franchise Tag K David Akers for $2.98M


Cowboys Franchise Tag MLB Sean Lee for $8M.

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Trade Details

Pittsburgh	Arizona
Steelers Get: T Levi Brown	Cardinals Get: '15 4th round pick
Trade Analysis: The Steelers get more protection for Big Ben who was acked 29 time in the 2013 season. The Cardinals get a 4th round pick to help their rebuild process,

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Stage 3


ROLB Jacquies Smith 2yr/1.22M


RG Lance Louis 2yr/3.8M


LOLB Thomas Keiser 1yr/650K

Stage 5


WR Jeremy Maclin 5yr/21.5M


WR Kealoha Pilares 2yr/1.44M


LE Al Woods 1yr/650k


RE Jermaine Cunningham 1yr/650K


TE Brandon Bostick 2yr/2M

Stage 7


CB Alterraun Verner 5yr/27M


CB Terry Hawthorne 2yr/1.04M


SS Joe Lefeged 3yr/2.55M

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2014 PRE-DRAFT NOTABLE FREE AGENT SIGNINGS

Bears

MLB Pat Angerer
DT Vance Walker

Bengals

WR Eric Decker
CB Tim Jennings
MLB London Fletcher

Bills

CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie
C Alex Mack
FS Jarius Byrd

Broncos

MLB Wesley Woodyard
WR Julian Edelman
HB Toby Gerhart

Browns

MLB Karlos Dansby
CB Nhamid Asomugha

Buccaneers

HB Knowshon Moreno
LT Branden Albert

Chargers

WR Anquan Boldin
WR Emmanuel Sanders
LT Michael Roos

Chiefs

WR Lavelle Hawkins
WR Danario Alexander

Colts

WR James Jones
MLB Dan Connor
FS Morgan Burnett
SS T.J. Ward

Cowboys

DT Marvin Austin
RT Bruce Campbell

Dolphins

SS Antoine Bethea
CB Javier Arenas
LT Jared Veldheer

Eagles

WR Josh Cribbs
SS Brandon Meriweather

Falcons

LE Rob Ninkovich
HB Beanie Wells
WR Mario Manningham

49ers

HB Ahmad Bradshaw
WR Darius Heyward-Bey
DT Pat Sims

Giants

HB Felix Jones
MLB Donlad Butler
LE Everson Griffen

Jaguars

WR Hakeem Nicks
CB Aqib Talib
CB Tarell Brown

Jets

RT Jason Smith
WR Jacoby Jones
LOLB Larry English

Lions

RT Alex Barron
TE Brandon Pettigrew
WR Kenny Britt

Packers

DT Terrence Cody
FS Ryan Clark
MLB Daryl Smith
CB Brent Grimes

Panthers

CB DeAngelo Hall
MLB Akeem Jordan
CB Nate Clements

Patriots

CB Chris Harris
MLB Nick Barnett
WR Dexter McCluster
LE Tyson Jackson

Raiders

DT Richard Seymour
MLB Brandon Spikes
RT Michael Oher
LT Eugene Monore
CB Sam Shields

Rams

ROLB Desmond Bishop

Ravens

LE Ziggy Hood
WR Golden Tate
LE Tyson Alualu
MLB Jonathan Vilma
SS Taylor Mays

Redskins

MLB Brian Cushing
WR Braylon Edwards
P Pat McAfee

Saints

CB Richard Marshall
LOLB Shaun Phillips

Seahawks

RT Eric Winston
HB Rashard Mendenhall

Texans

TE Ed Dickson
FB Marcel Reece

Titans

FS Malcolm Jenkins
LOLB Rocky McIntosh

Vikings

QB Josh Freeman
QB Colt McCoy
LG Richie Incognito
WR Devery Henderson

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Round 1 Recap
Pick	Team	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt
1	Arizona Cardinals	Teddy Bridgewater	QB	6-3	218
2	Cleveland Browns	Jadeveon Clowney	RE	6-6	274
3	Oakland Raiders	Marqise Lee	WR	6-0	195
4	Dallas Cowboys	Jake Matthews	LT	6-5	305
5	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Tajh Boyd	QB	6-1	225
6	Detroit Lions	Aaron Lynch	LE	6-6	245
7	Jacksonville Jaguars	Lache Seastrunk	HB	5-10	209
8	St. Louis Rams	Johnny Manziel	QB	6-1	210
9	Buffalo Bills	Craig Loston	SS	6-2	205
10	San Diego Chargers	Jackson Jeffcoat	ROLB	6-5	245
11	Miami Dolphins	C.J. Fiedorowicz	TE	6-7	265
12	New York Jets	De'Anthony Thomas	HB	5-9	176
13	Tennessee Titans	Taylor Lewan	LT	6-8	315
14	Pittsburgh Steelers	Stephon Tuitt	LE	6-7	322
15	St. Louis Rams	Mike Evans	WR	6-5	225
16	Atlanta Falcons	Cyrus Kouandjio	LT	6-6	311
17	Chicago Bears	Bradley Roby	CB	5-11	192
18	Cincinnati Bengals	Jack Tyler	MLB	6-1	225
19	Carolina Panthers	Karlos Williams	SS	6-1	223
20	New York Giants	Ka'Deem Carey	HB	5-10	207
21	Kansas City Chiefs	Brandon Coleman	WR	6-6	220
22	Cleveland Browns	Parker Graham	RG	6-7	315
23	Green Bay Packers	Deone Bucannon	FS	6-1	215
24	Minnesota Vikings	Ahmad Dixon	SS	6-0	205
25	Philadelphia Eagles	Hakeem Smith	SS	6-1	179
26	Baltimore Ravens	Kenny Landler	FS	6-1	205
27	Denver Broncos	Timmy Jernigan	DT	6-2	292
28	New Orleans Saints	C.J. Barnett	FS	6-1	203
29	Arizona Cardinals	Austin Seferian-Jenkins	TE	6-6	258
30	Seattle Seahawks	Colt Lyerla	TE	6-6	238
31	Houston Texans	C.J. Mosley	MLB	6-2	232
32	San Francisco 49ers	Ed Stinson	RE	6-4	292

Notable 2nd Round Picks:

Browns QB David Fales
Rams QB Derek Carr
Jets ROLB Anthony Barr
Giants WR Sammy Watkins
Vikings QB Stephen Morris
49ers Louis Nix IIi

Notable 3rd Round Picks:

Cowboys QB Bryn Renner

Notable 4th Round Picks:

Browns HB Bishop Sankey
Lions QB Logan Thomas
Titans HB Silas Reed
Redskins FS Lamarcus Joyner
Panthers WR Jordan Matthews
Chiefs QB Aaron Murray
Browns CB Darqueze Dennard

Notable 5th Round Picks

Browns WR Dri Archer
Rams QB Casey Pachall
Bills FB J.C. Copeland
Dolphins QB A.J. McCarron
Falcons LOLB Christian Jones
Raves HB James White

Notable 6th Round Picks

Broncos WR Mike Davis

Notable 7th Round Picks

Browns HB Carlos Hyde
Dolphins QB Keith Price
Falcons WR Devin Street

Arizona Cardinals 2014 Draft Class
Pick	Player	College	Pos	Ht	Wt
1	Teddy Bridgewater	Louisville	QB	6-3	218
2	Austin Sefer-Jenkins	Washington	TE	6-6	258
3	Kareem Martin	North Carolina	RE	6-6	265
4	Ha'Sean Clinton-Dix	Alabama	SS	6-1	208
5	Seantrel Henderson	Miami	LT	6-8	344
6	Michael Dyer	Louisville	HB	5-9	215
7	Prince Shembo	Notre Dame	LB	6-2	258

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Arizona Cardinals 2014 Post-Draft Free Agent Signings

Undrafted Rookies

FB Chad Abram
WR Tevin Reese
WR Shaq Evans
P Tom Hornsey
HB Isaiah Crowell
QB Tyler Russell





Unrestricted Free Agents

QB Pat White
FB Lawrence Vickers
LOLB Blake Costanzo
TE Evan Rodriguez
DT Frank Okam
RG Oniel Cousins
MLB Justin Tuggle
SS Troy Nolan
QB Rex Grossman
LT Willie Smith

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Matchup Preview *|* August 8, 2013
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Arizona Cardinals (0-0, 0-0 Away)		Baltimore Ravens (0-0, 0-0 Home)
Injury Report None None Game Notes #1 Pick Teddy Bridgewater gets his first taste of the NFL as his Cardinals take on the Baltimore Ravens in a preseason matchup.

[Shmanky13]

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Hey nice you picked up Tevin Reese I have him in my franchise

[IllWill89]

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Hey nice you picked up Tevin Reese I have him in my franchise

Yea i wanted to snag him up and keep him stashed away on my "practice squad"

[Shmanky13]

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Yea i wanted to snag him up and keep him stashed away on my "practice squad"

How do you make a practice squad I know there actually isn't one but how do you do it personally? Do you let them just sit in free agency and say they are on the "practice squad"?